Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Baxter Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park , and the 530th lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Baxter Road (S6 1JF) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% lower than the Firth Park average (118.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baxter Road (S6 1JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kilner Way (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Baxter Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baxter Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kilner Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kilner Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kilner Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Farnley Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Aysgarth Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alney Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baxter Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baxter Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carrwell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Aysgarth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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